On March 9, Valve released Steam's 2021 annual summary.
Players spent 38 billion hours on Steam in 2021, equivalent to 4.3 million years, up 21% year-over-year. There are 132 million monthly active players, 69 million daily active players, and the highest number of simultaneous online users is 27.4 million.
Steam is one of the few global gaming platforms in the world, and players can enjoy all the games on the Steam platform as long as they have a PC. In recent years, some exclusive games on PlayStation and Xbox consoles have also landed more on the Steam platform, making it more and more attractive, and It is expected that Steam will maintain a high growth rate in the next few years.
Remote Fun on Steam is a feature that Ray likes very much. Xiao Lei has always believed that solo music is not as good as crowd music, and the joy of sharing the game with friends can be completely doubled. Remote Fun allows players to share games with friends online that only support local multiplayer mode, and as long as one player owns and runs the game, his friends can quickly join, even if the developer has not created online multiplayer support.
Since the introduction of remote fun last spring, shared game sessions account for 34% of all remote sessions. With the development of technology or network technology, players can share the game screen in real time, friends on the other end of the network can guide you how to pass a boss, and the player's game experience can be continuously improved.
Since it is Steam's 2021 annual summary, we have to mention the Steam Deck released in the middle of the year. At the beginning of the release, players had high hopes for this product, hoping to play games on the Steam platform anytime, anywhere.
Unfortunately, Steam Deck is facing a massive shortage of spare parts, and players who are now ordering will not be able to receive the goods until October at the earliest. However, Valve has a long-term plan for Steam Deck, and it has already produced a free exclusive game for Steam Deck, and will definitely produce more exclusive games for this product later. As a powerful developer and a popular game platform, Valve is expected to expand the user base of Steam Deck.